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Donnie?s way By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 16 May 2015 MEXICANS are close to being untouchables fighting in home soil in world title fights.
But ALA Gym head coach Edito Villamor believes that winning in Mexico is achievable because they have already done that in the past, not once but in three occasions, with longest reigning Filipino world champion Read Full Story >>>Edgar Sosa undaunted by Roman Gonzalez: ?I have experience on my side? By Diego Morilla, RingTV.com, Sat, 16 May 2015 The prospect of facing one of the world?s most talented fighters under the spotlight of HBO?s first flyweight co-main event in more than a decade would be enough to worry even the most seasoned ring veterans.
But former junior flyweight titlist Edgar Sosa (51-8, 30 knockouts) is confident that hi Read Full Story >>> Malignaggi/O'Connor Fight Is OFF; Paulie Cut; Vasquez-Fortuna Subs In By Michael Woods, The Sweet Science, Sat, 16 May 2015 TSS told you first that the best laid plans of men went awry, with word that the May 29 clash between Paul Malignaggi and Danny O'Connor was off the rails.
The Brooklyner laid low, and didn't immediately get back to us when we asked for a comment, but a release was sent to media few hours after Read Full Story >>> Unlike Mayweather-Pacquiao, Triple G Will Not Disappoint By Gordon Marino, The Wall Street Journal, Sat, 16 May 2015 Are the two biggest rising stars in the boxing firmament on a collision course? Let?s hope so.
Last Saturday, the 24 year old super welterweight sensation Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs) scored a dramatic third round knockout over the hard swinging southpaw, James Kirkland (32-2, 28 KOs). Read Full Story >>> Gennady Golovkin fine with being boxing?s most avoided fighter By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Sat, 16 May 2015 Andre Ward wanted a tuneup fight. Canelo Alvarez says he's not yet a middleweight. Miguel Cotto had zero interest. Floyd Mayweather Sr. says he's way too big for his son. Carl Froch is retiring. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is imploding.
And merrily, Gennady Golovkin just fights on, scoring brutal knoc Read Full Story >>> The Grinning Man: Gennady Golovkin-Willie Monroe Jr. Preview By Sean Nam, The Cruelest Sport, Sat, 16 May 2015 In what will be another familiar episode, Gennady Golovkin squares off against Willie Monroe Jr., unknown, and boxing?s latest whipping boy for ?the big drama show,? this time at the Forum in Inglewood, California. Yes, you guessed it. The only thing selling this fight is Golovkin?s resemblance to J Read Full Story >>> Bloomfield woman joins lawsuit against Pacquiao fight promoters By Christopher Renda, NorthJersey.com, Sat, 16 May 2015 Lisette Nazario of Bloomfield is part of a class action lawsuit against the promoters and fighters in the Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao boxing match on May 2. It alleges Pacquiao was fighting with an injured right arm that wasn't publicly known until after the match.
The injury has been rep Read Full Story >>> Amir Khan wary of Algieri Sportinglife.com, Sat, 16 May 2015 The former unified light-welterweight world champion takes on the New Yorker in his backyard as they clash in a 12-round welterweight contest at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, which will be screened on BoxNation.
The 28-year-old is coming off a stunning one sided points win over Devon Alexan Read Full Story >>> Column: Identities complicate moral choices By Mishana Sturdivant, dailytarheel.com, Sat, 16 May 2015 Floyd Mayweather is pulling my multiple identities in opposite directions.
If you do not know who Floyd Mayweather is, then you should. He is an African-American boxer with a clean 48-0 record with 26 knockouts. His recent victory against Manny Pacquiao has broken records and is being called the Read Full Story >>> GenSan welcomes native son By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sat, 16 May 2015 MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao arrived to another hero?s welcome in General Santos City yesterday and shied away from questions concerning his immediate plans in both the political and boxing ring.
Pacquiao arrived with his family from a short flight from Manila at around 9 a.m. and was met Read Full Story >>> HBO Boxing Preview: Gennady Golovkin vs. Monroe, Gonzalez vs. Sosa By William Holmes, Boxing Insider, Fri, 15 May 2015 The Forum in Inglewood, California will be the host site for Saturday night?s HBO World Championship boxing telecast. Fan favorite Gennady ?GGG? Golovkin will defend his WBA and WBC Interime Middleweight title against the winner of last year?s Boxcino Tournament Willie Monroe Jr. HBO will also be te Read Full Story >>> Roman Gonzalez excited to defend flyweight title at The Forum By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Fri, 15 May 2015 LOS ANGELES -- Long before flyweight champion Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez won world titles in three weight classes, and before he was universally considered one of the top 10 fighters in the world pound-for-pound, there was a humble beginning.
Growing up in Nicaragua, which he loves and where he Read Full Story >>> NBA Playoffs - Cavs eliminate Bulls in lopsided Game 6 By Anthony Rozic, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 15 May 2015

CHICAGO -- The Bulls' rollercoaster season came to a stunning conclusion on Thursday night at the United Center where the Cleveland Cavaliers eliminated them from the playoffs with a lopsided 94-73 Game 6 victory.
LeBron Read Full Story >>> Does Mayweather-Pacquiao Bout Signal The End Of Pay-Per-View Boxing? By Glenn Clark, PressBoxOnline.com, Fri, 15 May 2015 In the days surrounding a massive fight, like the May 2 bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, much of the conversation from professional "hot-take artists," like myself, surrounds the hypothetical death of boxing. Even the loudest of loudmouth analysts recognizes that such prognostic Read Full Story >>> Karma Will Be Unkind To ?Money? Mayweather By Dennis Cruz, The Boxing Tribune, Fri, 15 May 2015 Lest we all need to be reminded, what happens in the boxing ring is just a very, very small part of life. Even for the main stage players like Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, what happens in the ring is just a tiny fraction of their life when compared to everything lived outside of it.
Win, Read Full Story >>> What Floyd By Erik Carter, Forbes.com, Fri, 15 May 2015 Like many other fans of Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquaio, I was sorely disappointed in his ?fight of the century? a couple of weeks ago with the still undefeated Floyd Mayweather. It wasn?t just the fact that Pacquaio ?lost.? It also ended up being an almost painfully boring fight due to Mayw Read Full Story >>> UFC stars weigh in on Pacquiao injury By Bong Lozada, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Fri, 15 May 2015 When news came out that Manny Pacquiao fought Floyd Mayweather Jr. with an injured right shoulder, fans took it with varying opinions.
Pacquiao, however, not only lost to Mayweather but also faced a class-action lawsuit for not disclosing his injury before the fight.
For UFC fighters, however, Read Full Story >>> Middleweight terror Golovkin set for stay-busy fight against Willie Monroe Jr By Gary Andrew Poole, The Guardian, Fri, 15 May 2015 Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin, the best middleweight in the world and one of boxing?s pound-for-pound greats, will fight on Saturday in Inglewood, California.
Golovkin (32-0, 29 KOs) is one of the planet?s most feared boxers and as such he has had a difficult time finding quality opponents willi Read Full Story >>> Roger Mayweather: ?If Floyd?s not going to fight Manny Pacquiao again, he needs to turn to somebody like Amir Khan? By Jenna Jay, OTR Boxing Radio, Fri, 15 May 2015 In the aftermath of Floyd Mayweather Jr?s win over Manny Pacquiao, the first question was, who?s next? A rematch with Pacquiao can?t happen due to his recent surgery on his shoulder, so the name mostly likely to find himself in the Floyd Mayweather ?sweepstakes? is that of former junior welterweight Read Full Story >>> Time for Some Chocolatito By Ted Sares, Boxing.com, Fri, 15 May 2015 Rom?n Gonz?lez will make his HBO debut against tough Mexican veteran Edgar Sosa as the co-main on the GGG-Monroe card?
?Even if the fight isn?t exactly 50-50 on paper (or close to it), Gonzalez, like headliner Gennady Golovkin, is a fighter you tune in to see anyway, because he?s simply that good Read Full Story >>>
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